'Parapodium' definitions:
Definition of 'parapodium'
(from WordNet)
noun
One of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing
Definition of 'Parapodium'
From: GCIDE
- Parapodium \Par`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl. Parapodia. [NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + ?, dim. of ? foot.] (Zool.) One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot tubercle. [1913 Webster]
- Note: They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and sensation, and often contain spines or set[ae]. When well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished. [1913 Webster]